Jamberoo Demographics (NSW) Local Stats

Jamberoo (2533) is a suburb of South Coast, Wollongong & Illawarra, New South Wales. It is about 95 kms from NSW's capital city of Sydney. Jamberoo is in the federal electorate of Gilmore.

In the 2011 census the population of Jamberoo was 1,526 and is comprised of approximately 51.3% females and 48.7% males.

The median/average age of the population of Jamberoo is 48 years of age.

84.2% of people living in the suburb of Jamberoo were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 5.3% England, 1.0% New Zealand, 0.8% Italy, 0.7% Scotland, 0.7% Netherlands, 0.5% Ireland, 0.5% Northern Ireland, 0.5% United States of America, 0.5% Poland, 0.4% Canada, 0.4% Wales, 0.4% Belgium, 0.3% Thailand, 0.3% Germany.

95.1% of people living in Jamberoo speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 2.0% Language spoken at home not stated, 1.2% Italian, 0.6% French, 0.4% German, 0.3% Polish, 0.2% Other, 0.2% Greek.

The religious makeup of Jamberoo is 27.3% Anglican, 27.1% Catholic, 22.8% No religion, 6.0% Uniting Church, 5.0% Presbyterian and Reformed, 4.1% Religious affiliation not stated, 1.7% Christian, nfd, 1.3% Pentecostal, 0.9% Buddhism, 0.9% Jehovah's Witnesses.

59.4% of people are married, 27.0% have never married and 6.8% are divorced and 2.2% are separated. There are 57 widowed people living in Jamberoo.

56.5% of the people living in Jamberoo over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 34.0% are working on a part time basis. Jamberoo has an unemployment rate of 3.9%.

The main occupations of people living in Jamberoo are 30.6% Professionals, 16.4% Managers, 12.9% Technicians & trades workers, 12.8% Clerical & administrative workers, 8.5% Sales workers, 8.5% Community & personal service workers, 6.2% Labourers, 3.8% Machinery operators & drivers, 0.4% Occupation inadequately described/ Not stated.

The main industries people from Jamberoo work in are 14.0% Education and training, 10.9% Health care and social assistance, 10.5% Retail trade, 8.1% Manufacturing, 7.7% Agriculture, forestry and fishing, 6.7% Professional, scientific and technical services, 6.4% Construction, 6.0% Public administration and safety, 6.0% Accommodation and food services.

55.6% of homes are fully owned, and 29.6% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 13.2% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $602 per week and the median household income is $1434 per week.

The median rent in Jamberoo is $290 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $2069 per month.

Check out FY 2013 Tax Stats for Jamberoo postcode 2533